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editThe rattling sound of snakes is imitated by burrowing owls to defend against mammalian predators and is recognized by California ground squirrels as dangerous causing them to flee.[1]
Rattle snakes prefer sinuosity in migration even in human-dominated environments because it leads to a higher chance of survival and better body condition throughout and after migration[2]
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edit- ^ a b Owings, Donald H.; Rowe, Matthew P.; Rundus, Aaron S. (2002). "The rattling sound of rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis) as a communicative resource for ground squirrels (Spermophilus beecheyi) and burrowing owls (Athene cunicularia)". Journal of Comparative Psychology. 116 (2): 197–205. doi:10.1037/0735-7036.116.2.197. ISSN 1939-2087.
- ^ a b Martin, A.E.; Jørgensen, D.; Gates, C.C. (2017-12). "Costs and benefits of straight versus tortuous migration paths for Prairie Rattlesnakes ( Crotalus viridis viridis ) in seminatural and human-dominated landscapes". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 95 (12): 921–928. doi:10.1139/cjz-2017-0031. ISSN 0008-4301.
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